The Minister for Community Services, Julie Collins, today joined social and community sector (SACS) workers at Hobart City Mission in a joint celebration – for…
A new project has found that tailored, intensive, long-term support has helped to change the lives of those experiencing chronic homelessness. The Minister for Housing…
From tomorrow, 28 families participating in a ballot for grants worth more than $38,000 will choose their block of land in Viewpoint Huntly, thanks to…
The needs of children and young people with disability were the focus of the third meeting of the Australian Government’s Children and Family Roundtable in…
A new report released today has found that the Gillard Government funded Saver Plus initiative is helping thousands of Australian families improve their financial literacy…
Today the Shadow Treasurer, Joe Hockey, confirmed the Liberals do not put people with disability first. On SKY News Mr Hockey said the Liberals would…
The Australian Government today announced the 73 successful projects that will share funding from the $10 million Practical Design Fund to help prepare for the…
The Minister for Disability Reform, Jenny Macklin, the Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Jan McLucas and Parliamentary Secretary for School Education, Jacinta Collins, today…
The Minister for Disability Reform, Jenny Macklin, the Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Jan McLucas and Parliamentary Secretary for School Education, Jacinta Collins, today…
The Australian Government today announced the 73 successful projects that will share funding from the $10 million Practical Design Fund to help prepare for the…
The Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas, today launched an Australian Government funded report examining the abuse and neglect of children and…
The Gillard Government welcomes the launch today of a new initiative by the Australian banking industry and two major independent ATM companies to provide free…
Around 150,000 social and community sector workers across Australia are set to benefit from historic equal pay rises that take effect from today (December 1).…
Thirteen outstanding individuals and organisations were tonight honoured for their work to improve the lives of people with disability at the annual National Disability Awards.…
MARIUS BENSON: Jenny Macklin can you clarify exactly what you’re bringing in in legislation today? This is a trial rather than the beginning of a…
The Australian Government today took another step towards giving people with disability the care and support they need over their lifetimes, with the introduction of…
The Australian Government today announced improvements to the delivery of income management in the Northern Territory, in response to findings from an interim evaluation report.…
New laws to clarify the income tax treatment of native title benefits were introduced into Parliament today. The Tax Laws Amendment (2012 Measures No. 6)…
Two reports highlighting the importance of Australia’s human rights and native title system for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have been tabled in Parliament…
The Gillard Government today welcomed the support of the Parliament for its National Gambling Reform Bills. The Government’s legislation sets out a package of reforms…
The Australian Government today took an important step towards recognising Indigenous people in Australia’s Constitution with the introduction of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander…
I am pleased to be introducing this Bill today as a clear step forward towards holding a successful referendum to change the Australian Constitution to…
KIERAN GILBERT: … that Senator Carr was quite a good effort of spin wasn’t it saying that he was managing the issue rather than the…
More than 720 individuals and organisations have provided input to the Government to assist with the establishment of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses of…
Thirteen outstanding individuals and organisations were tonight honoured for their work to improve the lives of people with disability at the annual National Disability Awards.…